{"id":4815,"date":"2019-04-04T08:42:43","date_gmt":"2019-04-04T13:42:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=4815"},"modified":"2019-04-19T09:35:17","modified_gmt":"2019-04-19T14:35:17","slug":"envisionai-packs-a-lot-of-tools-in-one-app-ocr-teachable-object-recognition-and-facial-recog-too","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=4815","title":{"rendered":"TechAbilities DemoTime! EnvisionAI Packs a Lot of Tools in One App ! OCR, Teachable Object Recognition and Facial Recog, Too! Meet Co-Founder Karthik from Envision."},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_7609\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-4815-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/EnvisionAIFinal.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/EnvisionAIFinal.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/EnvisionAIFinal.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?page_id=2915\">Full Transcript<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Show Summary:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Envision Co-Founder, Karthik, joins Jeff Thompson in the studio to talk about the EnvisionAI app. This is an OCR (Optical Character Recognition), Object Recognition and Magnifier for Low-Vision users.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/TechAbilitiesLogo-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"The TechAbilities Logo-Dark Sunglasses with TA and BA bold letters in each lens.\" class=\"wp-image-4415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/TechAbilitiesLogo-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/TechAbilitiesLogo-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/TechAbilitiesLogo-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/TechAbilitiesLogo.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p> The EnvisionAI app is one of the fastest OCR apps that I have experienced. The Object Recognition is up to par with my expectations and with the ability to \u201cTeach\u201d the app specific items makes this app stand out a bit from the rest.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Karthik says to stay tuned as some Object Recognition advancements will soon be showing up in the future that everyone will be excited about.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ability to scan multiple documents and with audio guidance to help center the text makes EnvisionAI compete with the best of OCR apps. Even more, the magnification feature allows one to switch the contrast to the user\u2019s preference. The intuitive layout and settings makes EnvisionAI one of my favorite apps. With the ability to open images and photos from outside the app and the ability to teach specific objects and with facial recognition makes this Swiss Army knife like app one of my biggest surprises this year. Yes, I know EnvisionAI app has been around, but until I downloaded the app and begin my 14 day free trial, I did know what EnvisionAI could do, and it does it fast. I highly recommend everyone to download the EnvisionAI app, either on and Android or iOS device, and try it for free for 14 days. Then, make your decision. And be sure to give Karthik and the Envision Team some feedback as they are built around the community input and want to hear what you have to say.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Karthik shares with us how the EnvisionAI came to be and how the BVI community is everything when it comes to making EnvisionAI everything it is today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can find out more about Envision and the EnvisionAI app and the subscription plans that best fit your plan, on the web at&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.letsenvision.com\/\">www.LetsEnvision.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can download the EnvisionAI app from the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/envision-ai\/id1268632314?mt=8\">App Store<\/a>and from the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.letsenvision.envisionai&amp;hl=en_US\">GooglePlay Store<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Contact:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Thank you for listening!<br>You can follow us on Twitter&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/blindabilities\">@BlindAbilities<\/a><br>On the web at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/\">www.BlindAbilities.com<\/a><br>Send us an&nbsp;<a>email<\/a><br>Get the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/appsto.re\/us\/demUab.i\">Free Blind Abilities App<\/a>&nbsp;on the App Store.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_7611\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-4815-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/EnvisionAIFinal.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/EnvisionAIFinal.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/EnvisionAIFinal.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p>http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/EnvisionAIFinal.mp3 Full Transcript Show Summary: Envision Co-Founder, Karthik, joins Jeff Thompson in the studio to talk about the EnvisionAI app. This is an OCR (Optical Character Recognition), Object Recognition and Magnifier for Low-Vision users. 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